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    <item congress="119" measure-type="hr" measure-number="5179" measure-id="id119hr5179" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2025-09-08" update-date="2025-09-19">
        <title>District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id119hr5179v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2025-09-19">
            <action-date>2025-09-08</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act</strong></p><p>This bill vests the President with the authority to appoint the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (DC) for a term that coincides with the term of office of the President. The bill provides that the appointment is not subject to confirmation in the Senate.</p><p>Under current DC law, the Attorney General is elected by DC voters for a four-year term that coincides with the term of office of the DC Mayor.</p><p>The bill additionally provides that the term of the current Attorney General&nbsp;ends on the date of the bill's enactment.</p>]]></summary-text>
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